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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 4512143" data-attributes="member: 177"><p>You know what they call gaming products that don't do enough to grip the imagination of new users? Remaindered. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If they gave you a book with no flavor text, you'd make up your own flavor. If they give you a book with flavor text, you'd make up your own flavor. As one who re-flavors on a regular basis, I am unconvinced that they're making it notably more difficult. </p><p></p><p>I am convinced that having some flavor text is a definite plus for a new gamer, who isn't really sure how all this stuff works yet. As I understand it, most people become more creative when they have some starting framework, rather than working on a completely blank slate. Those of us who have been gaming for a long time have our own internal frameworks, but new folks haven't developed them yet.</p><p></p><p>So, given the above - I'll accept that leaving the flavor out would be an improvement <em>for you</em>. No further argument there. If WotC can sell enough products <em>to you</em> to make a tidy profit, that'd be great. But otherwise, I think we have to accept the occasional compromise between presentations for new and experienced gamers.</p><p></p><p>So, the critique is fair, to a point. But so is my statement. Given that a rewrite isn't in the offing in the near future, there's only so much gain to be found in railing against faults - they aren't going to be implementing your feedback any time soon. You have a choice of spending your energy in noting the negative, or in finding a constructive path of thought.</p><p></p><p>There's only so long one should spend on complaining about the fact that you have lemons rather than oranges. At some point, it is useful to switch to thinking about lemonade.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 4512143, member: 177"] You know what they call gaming products that don't do enough to grip the imagination of new users? Remaindered. If they gave you a book with no flavor text, you'd make up your own flavor. If they give you a book with flavor text, you'd make up your own flavor. As one who re-flavors on a regular basis, I am unconvinced that they're making it notably more difficult. I am convinced that having some flavor text is a definite plus for a new gamer, who isn't really sure how all this stuff works yet. As I understand it, most people become more creative when they have some starting framework, rather than working on a completely blank slate. Those of us who have been gaming for a long time have our own internal frameworks, but new folks haven't developed them yet. So, given the above - I'll accept that leaving the flavor out would be an improvement [i]for you[/i]. No further argument there. If WotC can sell enough products [i]to you[/i] to make a tidy profit, that'd be great. But otherwise, I think we have to accept the occasional compromise between presentations for new and experienced gamers. So, the critique is fair, to a point. But so is my statement. Given that a rewrite isn't in the offing in the near future, there's only so much gain to be found in railing against faults - they aren't going to be implementing your feedback any time soon. You have a choice of spending your energy in noting the negative, or in finding a constructive path of thought. There's only so long one should spend on complaining about the fact that you have lemons rather than oranges. At some point, it is useful to switch to thinking about lemonade. [/QUOTE]
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